Dudley South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dudley South
Borough constituency
Dudley South shown within West Midlands, and West Midlands shown within England
Created: 1997
MP: Ian Pearson
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Midlands
EP constituency: West Midlands

Dudley South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a Labour-Conservative marginal seat.

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[edit] Boundaries

Dudley South is one of four constituencies covering the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, covering the central part of the borough. The constituency includes the south of Dudley, and also Netherton, Brierley Hill, Pensnett, Kingswinford and Wordsley.

[edit] History

Prior to 1997, Dudley was divided into East and West constituencies, rather than the current North and South. Dudley South covers most of the area previously covered by Dudley West, which included Sedgley but excluded Netherton.

Dudley West was the scene of a by-election in 1994, held after the death of the Conservative John Blackburn who had respresented the constituency since 1979. The by-election was won by Labour's Ian Pearson, who stood for Dudley South in 1997 and has held the seat since then.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Dudley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Pearson 17,800 45.3 −4.5
Conservative Marco Longhi 13,556 34.5 +3.4
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Bramall 4,808 12.2 −2.7
British National Party John Salvage 1,841 4.7 N/A
UK Independence Andrew Benion 1,271 3.2 +0.8
Majority 4,244 10.8
Turnout 39,276 60.2 +4.8
Labour hold Swing 3.9
General Election 2001: Dudley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Pearson 18,109 49.8 -6.8
Conservative Jason Sugarman 11,292 31.1 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Lorely Burt 5,421 14.9 +4.0
UK Independence John Westwood 859 2.4 N/A
Socialist Alliance Angela Thompson 663 1.8 N/A
Majority 6,817 18.7
Turnout 36,344 55.4 -16.3
Labour hold Swing 4.2
General Election 1997: Dudley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Pearson 27,124 56.6 N/A
Conservative Mark Simpson 14,097 29.4 N/A
Liberal Democrat Richard Burt 5,214 10.9 N/A
Referendum Party C. Birch 1,467 3.1 N/A
Majority 13,027 N/A
Turnout 71.8 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in the West Midlands
Labour
Birmingham Edgbaston • Birmingham, Erdington • Birmingham Hall Green • Birmingham Hodge Hill • Birmingham Northfield • Birmingham Perry Barr • Birmingham Selly Oak • Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath • Burton • Cannock Chase • Coventry North East • Coventry North West • Coventry South • Dudley North • Dudley South • Halesowen and Rowley Regis • Newcastle-under-Lyme • North Warwickshire • Nuneaton • Redditch • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Stoke-on-Trent Central • Stoke-on-Trent North • Stoke-on-Trent South • Stourbridge • Tamworth • Telford • Walsall North • Walsall South • Warley • Warwick and Leamington • West Bromwich East • West Bromwich West • Wolverhampton North East • Wolverhampton South East • Wolverhampton South West • Worcester
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Health Concern
Independent
West Midlands European constituency: Conservative (3) • Labour (2) • UKIP (1) • Liberal Democrats (1)
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